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As 2020 swiftly comes to an end, it is again time for families and friends to gather together to reflect upon the great achievements we share, and to conclude our year with laughter and joy.
Taking this opportunity, Justice Centre Hong Kong would like to whole-heartedly thank all our supporters, pro bono partners and civil society partners for their unwavering support, and our clients’ faith in the work we do in driving change for a just and fair society. By working together we can make the impossible possible.
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Justice Centre Hong Kong and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (‘Freshfields’) have joined forces to create a mobile app to help asylum seekers in Hong Kong understand their legal rights.
Today, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, we invite you to join us in celebrating and amplifying the voices of survivors of violence against women.
Our former Justice Centre Legal Clinic Student and a current Justice Centre staff member will discuss how their careers as young lawyers have been shaped by their passion for and commitment to human rights and refugee law that transcends continents in an increasingly challenging environment for human rights defenders around the globe.
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For one hour yesterday, I was Zaara Schenoude, a 36-year-old factory worker from Syria. My hometown was decimated by the sectarian violence wreaking havoc on my people and I was forced to flee under armed guard and herded with 80 other people to a refugee camp over the border. Apart from my ID card, jewellery and headscarf, I had no belongings, no money and no choice.
Fiona, one of our Clinical Legal Education Programme students, shares how the personal tales of refugees' experiences here made her feel like she did not recognise the place they described, even though she lived in the same city.
Our new report launched today (Wednesday May 21) says the Hong Kong Government is doing the ‘bare minimum’ to protect vulnerable refugees and torture claimants entering their new refugee screening mechanism.
On April 15, an extremist group called Boko Haram kidnapped more than 200 girls from their school in northern Nigeria. As the Hong Kong public holiday wound to an end on Tuesday, I joined concerned friends around the world in sharing the Malala Fund’s #BringBackOurGirls banner on Facebook.
On this Labour Day, let’s spare a thought for those unable to work in Hong Kong, - refugees - not because they are ill or unfit, but because they are denied that basic right most of us are entitled to that enables us to provide for ourselves and our families.
“Information is the currency of democracy”, according to Thomas Jefferson, former president of the United States. This is the currency we deal in at Justice Centre Hong Kong
News of the recent UK High Court judgement calling for a review of levels of asylum support in the UK has caused a bit of a stir in the Justice Centre office this week because it hit so close to home.
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Hong Kong Refugee Advice Centre relaunches as Justice Centre Hong Kong